Tumbler washer



mean Dec. 24, 1946 ,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TUMBLER WASHER Nelson Bullock, Santa Ana, Calif.

Application October 19, 1944, Serial No. 559,351

1 Claim. 1

My present invention relates broadly to improvement in devices for washing glassware or crockery or metal ware, or other objects having a cylindrical configuration. More particularly, it is my purpose to provide a washing device which will reach and thoroughly wash the interior of a cylindrical object to be washed and especially the interior bottom corner, that is where the sides meet the bottom and which is ordinarily so inaccessible as to be missed or only sketchily touched during an ordinary washing with ordinary means. Another object of my invention is to provide means for thoroughly washing both the interior and the exterior of a, cylindrical object, such as a glass, and to draw a washing cloth over the surface to thoroughly cleanse the same.

Other and equally important objects and advantages of my invention are: (1) to provide a simple device formed of but two parts which is adjustable to wash glasses of different heights; (2) to provide a device which is adaptable for use as an ordinary kitchen utensil, and which may be manufactured and sold at relatively small cost, and (3) to provide a device of this character which is sturdy, practical and eflicient in operation.

Other and equally important objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and drawing, but in that connection it i to be understood that changes in form, size, shape, construction and arrangement of parts is permissible provided same fall within my broad inventive concept, and the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing wherein I have illustrated a preferred form of my invention:

Figure 1 is a side elevation;

Figure 2 is a side elevation turned 90 degrees from Figure 1, and showing a glass within my device; said view being partially in section; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view.

In the drawing wherein like characters of reference are used to designate like or similar parts:

The numeral I designates the cylindrical, hollow body of my device which has a top 2 or closed upper end, and a bottom 3 or open lower end with outwardly flared edges 4; the thickness of the walls of the body decreases to the lower edge through the extent of the flared portion. The top of the body I has a central opening 5 to each side of which, and diagrammatically opposed to each other are pairs of bosses B forming between each a radial channel I for the reception of a cross pin 8 selectively carried in any one of the several openings 9 in the elongated shank [0 of an interior cleaning member which has a cylindrical head II at the end to engage a washing rag 12 to cleanse the interior of a glas or the like. The openings 9 are crossed and spaced to adjust the effective length of the shank ill in a glass. All corners and edges of the body are rounded 01f.

In operation, a, washing cloth [2 is placed over the glass A, or other article to be washed, and the body I is placed thereover in the position of Figure 1. In this position, the flared edges B permit easy downward movement of the body over the glass as in Figure 2. The head i I meanwhile engages the part of the cloth I2 over the top and pushes the same downwardly intdthe glass as in Figure 2. It will be noted that the cloth 2 is drawn over the surface of the glass both inside and out and that the head ll pushes the cloth to the bottom of the glass and into the ordinarily inaccessible space between the sides and the bottom of the glass, thus thoroughly cleansing the same. Rotary or turning movement may also be used, if desired. The depth of the head is adjusted by fitting the cross pin 8 in the proper one of the several holes 9.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction, operation, and objects of my invention will be apparent, but it is again emphasized that interpretation of the scope thereof should only be conclusive When made in the light of the subjoined claim.

I claim:

In a washing device comprising means for moving a Wash cloth into contact with a drinking tumbler and for holding the cloth in contact with the tumbler while imparting relative turning movement to said means and said tumbler, said means comprising a cylindrical head and a hollow cylindrical body loosely spaced from and surrounding the head, said body being of a size and shape to substantially conform to a, drinking tumbler and having a closed upper end formed with a central opening, said head and body being adapted after the cloth has been applied across the open end of the tumbler to be moved so that the head extends into the tumbler and said body about the tumbler to move the cloth into contact with the inside and out-side of the tumbler, the upper edge thereof and the inner surface of the bottom thereof, a stem on the head extending upwardly through said opening in the closed upper end of the body, spaced bosses upon the upper end of the body at opposite sides of the stem and a pin carried by the stem and contacting with the bosses to limit downward movement of said head with respect to said body and to hold the head and body against relative turning movement during the rotation of the tumbler for the cleaning thereof, and the lower end or the body being flared outwardly to adapt the body to be applied easily to the cloth and tumbler to permit the cloth to more easily pass over the flared edge thereof, or the cloth is forced into the inside of the tumbler by movement of the head into the tumbler.

NELSON BULLOCK. 

